communicable diseases

A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index.

Describes the history of pandemics and infectious diseases, how they spread and are tracked, and ways we can fight and prevent pandemics. Includes charts and maps.

An introduction to pandemics that recounts stories of major pandemics throughout history, providing maps, timelines, and photos, describes the impact of pandemics on the human body and on major populations, and explains how pandemics are spread and contained.

Describes various sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, and genital herpes, and discusses their medical dangers and where to get help.

Provides clear, careful explanations about influenza and also offers readers and researchers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the lastest about treatment and prevention.

An account of the challenges that infectious diseases pose for mankind, and the conditions that favor and even promote the spread of these diseases.

Offers a collection of seven essays that examines trends in the twenty-first century in the fight against infectious diseases; including smallpox, chlamydia, anthrax, mad cow disease, and AIDS.

A collection of essays by Nobel Prize-winning experts that explore the world of infectious diseases.

Provides an inside view of the microscopic world, describing how different germs are now threatening humans and livestock, offering a historical survey of disease, and exploring the effect that germs, and the scientists who study them, have had on the world.

A study of new and reappearing diseases that have been causing death and terror around the world in the last few decades of the twentieth century, spotlighting the doctors and scientists who are risking their lives to contain the viruses, and arguing that the deadly microbes are a result of the human impact on earth's ecosystem.